How To Cook Pasta

Ingredients
Pasta (Any variety)
Lots of water
Oil
And, of course, some salt to taste!!

Method
Step 1 - In a large vessel, set the water to a boil. Closing the vessel will speed up this process
Step 2 - Once the water reaches a rapid boil, add the salt and give it a stir
Step 3 - Toss in the pasta and allow to cook, stirring occassionally. The amount of time pasta takes to cook depends on the variety of pasta. But in general most pastas take about 10 minutes to cook.
Step 4 - Once done, drain away the water and rinse the pasta with some cold water to stop the cooking process. Drain away the cold water too and you have your cooked pasta ready!!

Noteworthy Notes
Most chefs suggest you cook the pasta until "al dente". It means nothing but - Not too soft, nor too hard. Just cooked enough to bite in with your teeth.
Refer - http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/al%20dente